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Julius P. A. Dewald, PT, PhD

Lab Director
Associate Professor and Department Chair
NU Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences
Associate Professor NU Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Biomedical Engineering
Senior Clinical Research Scientist
RIC Sensory Motor Performance Program
j-dewald@northwestern.edu
312.908.6788

Jun Yao, PhD

Assistant Lab Director
Research Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineer

312.503.4430
j-yao4@northwestern.edu

Michael Ellis, MPT, DPT

Assistant Lab Director
Research Physical Therapist

312.503.4435
m-ellis@northwestern.edu

Bradley Holubar, MS

Grants Administrator
312.503.4434
b-holubar@northwestern.edu
*Please contact Brad for general lab questions

Ana Maria Acosta, PhD

Research Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineer

312.503.6944
a-acosta@northwestern.edu

Carolina Carmona, PT

Research Physical Therapist
312.503.4633
ccarmona@northwestern.edu

Daniel Krainak, MS

Senior Graduate Student
Biomedical Engineer

312.503.6944
krainak@northwestern.edu

Theresa Sukal, BBE

Graduate Student, DPT Student
Biomedical Engineer

312.503.1653
t-sukal@northwestern.edu

Albert Chen, MS

Graduate Student
Biomedical Engineer

312.503.4431
alchen@northwestern.edu

Clay Sheaff

Graduate Student
Biomedical Engineer

c-sheaff@northwestern.edu

Jacob McPherson

Graduate Student
Biomedical Engineer

jacob-mcpherson@northwestern.edu

Laura Miller

Graduate Student
Biomedical Engineer

Song Joo Lee

Graduate Student
Biomedical Engineer


Alumni
PhD STUDENTS

Susan Schwerin | 2006
PhD in Neuroscience
The Role of Contralateral and Ipsilateral Descending Motor Pathways in the Expression of Abnormal Coordination Patterns in the Upper Extremity of Hemiparetic Chronic Stroke Subjects

Anthony L. Ricamato | 2000
PhD in Biomedical Engineering
Quantitative relations between electrical brain activity and upper limb torque generation in human subjects.

POST DOCS

Vik Sheshadri

VISITING SCHOLARS

Thierry Keller | 2004
My research interests are in the fields of rehabilitation engineering, neural prostheses, signal processing and human-machine interaction. I have developed various neuroprostheses that are used to improve walking and grasping functions in spinal cord injured and stroke subjects.

RESEARCH SUPPORT

Michelle Dawson

SUMMER STUDENTS

Laura Miller | 2005
Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN
The Role of Sensorimotor Cortices in Abnormal Muscle Coactivation Following Stroke
(Jun Yao)

Martin Wieser | 2005
ETH, Zurich Switzerland
Development of FES augmented robot assisted training setup for unilateral brain-injured subjects
(Jules Dewald)

Edwin Van Asseldonk | 2005
University of Twente, The Netherlands
Isometric Quantification of Synergies in the Lower Limb Following Stroke
(Jules Dewald)

Jason Hsu | 2005
Texas A&M University, Austin TX
EMG quantification of synergistic activation in the Upper Limb Following Stroke
(Ana Maria Acosta)

Jie Deng | 2004
Northwestern University, Evanston IL
Classification of Shoulder Abduction and Elbow Flexion Using a Brain-Computer-Interface Approach
(Jun Yao)

Mat Yarossi | 2004
Northwestern University, Evanston IL
Elbow/Shoulder EMG/EEG Coherence Results in Chronic Hemiparetic Stroke
(Jun Yao)

DPT SYNTHESIS GROUPS
Marietta Arasniewicz, Robyn Bronner, Sarah Terpin, Lauren Vesey, Colleen Van Tiem | 2008
Tonic Vibration Reflex Response in Children with Spastic-Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy
(Jacob McPherson, Mike Ellis, Jules Dewald)

Theresa Sukal | 2008
Quanitification of Hand Function in Cerebral Palsy during Concurrent Shoulder Activation
(Jules Dewald, Kristin Krosschell)

Kelsea Lundquist, Adriana Potter | 2007
Quantitative Evaluation of Upper Extremity Discoordination in Cerebral Palsy Using a 3D Robotic System
(Theresa Sukal, Jules Dewald)

Kristen Connolly, Meghan Miyamoto, Suzanne Semanson | 2006
Quantitative Evaluation of Upper Extremity Discoordination and the Relationship to Clinically Assessed Impairment and Functional Limitation in Individuals with Chronic Stroke
(Jun Yao, Mike Ellis, Jules Dewald)

Kim Barone, Jennifer Caccomo, Amanda Murphy, Sherilyn Ng, Paula Schreiber | 2006
Quantitative Evaluation of Upper Extremity Discoordination in Spastic Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy
(Jules Dewald, Kristin Krosschell, Jun Yao, Mike Ellis)

Mike Hatzl, Steve Jovanovich, Mike Nickeas | 2004
Contributions of Ipsilateral Corticofugal Projections to Recovery of Strength in Pectoralis Major Muscles Following Unilateral Stroke
(Colum D MacKinnon, Susan Schwerin)

 Last updated onSeptember 2, 2007

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